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Obama: Media tries to divide people

Barack Obama the media critic made a re-appearance Thursday. During his interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews, President Obama attributed many of the bad feelings that surround American politics to the way

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During his interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews, President Obama attributed many of the bad feelings that surround American politics to the way events are covered.

"The American people are good and they are decent," Obama said. "And yes, sometimes we get very divided, partly because our politics -- and our media specifically -- tries to divide them and splinter them."

Earlier in the telecast, Obama -- who has taken heat in recent weeks over the health care plan rollout and other issues -- discussed the media's tendency to dwell on the negative.

"When it comes to the management of government, part of the reason people are so skeptical is that when we do things right, they don't get a lot of attention," Obama said. "If we do something that is perceived, at least initially, as a screw-up, it'll be on the nightly news for a week."